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+--[[ 
+  lfloat2bytes
+  Output a float as a sequence of bytes
+  author Martin Peach 20120420
+--]]
+
+-- Pd class
+
+local lfloat2bytes = pd.Class:new():register("lfloat2bytes")
+local digitstr = "%g" -- defaut format string gives up to 6 significant digits
+
+function lfloat2bytes:initialize(name, atoms)
+  self.inlets = 1
+  self.outlets = 1
+  if (#atoms > 0) then
+    --pd.post(#atoms .. " args")
+    --pd.post("atom 1: " .. atoms[1])
+    --pd.post(type(atoms[1]))
+    if (type(atoms[1]) ~= "number") then
+      self:error("lfloat2bytes: Digit count not a number")
+    elseif (atoms[1] > 0) and (atoms[1] <= 24) then
+      digitstr = "%0." .. atoms[1] .. "g"
+    else
+      self:error("lfloat2bytes: Digit count out of range")
+    end
+  end
+
+  return true
+end
+
+-- lfloat2bytes:drip: output characters from buf as floats on [0..255]
+function lfloat2bytes:drip(buf)
+  --pd.post(buf.. " size " .. #buf)
+  local i = 1, b
+  local len = #buf
+
+  for i = 1, len do
+    self:outlet(1, "float", {string.byte(buf, i)})
+  end
+end
+
+function lfloat2bytes:in_1(sel, atoms) -- anything
+  --pd.post("sel is " .. sel);
+  --pd.post("number of atoms is ".. #atoms)
+  --for i,v in ipairs(atoms) do
+  --  pd.post(i .. " = " .. v)
+  --end
+  local buf
+  if sel == "float" then -- the usual case
+    --buf = tostring(atoms[1])
+    buf = string.format(digitstr, atoms[1])
+    self:drip(buf)
+  else -- reject non-floats
+    self:error("lfloat2bytes: input not a float")
+  end
+end
+-- end of lfloat2bytes
+